Very Fine French Bisque Poupee with Wooden Articulated Body and Bisque Arms

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17" (43 cm.) Bisque swivel head on kid-lined bisque shoulder plate,blue glass enamel inset eyes,dark eyeliner,painted lashes,widely arched feathered brows,accented nostrils and eye corners,closed mouth with accented lips,pierced ears,brunette human hair over cork pate,kid over wooden poupee torso and upper limbs,shapely torso with defined waist and generous derriere,dowel-jointing at shoulders,hips and knees,bisque forearms with sculpted fingers,kid lower legs,beautifully costumed in ivory silk faille wedding gown with embroidered tulle lace veil,undergarments,white kid boots. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: French,circa 1870. Value Points: very lovely bisque,rare body style in fine fresh condition. The doll was featured in Wendy and Friends by Selfridge